| 22-7418 |
Sammy Redi Araya v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2023-05-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
burden-of-proof criminal-fraud government-failure judicial-discretion loss-amount loss-calculation plea-bargaining sentencing-courts sentencing-guidelines victim-losses |
Whether a sentencing court is required to verify actual or intended victim losses when applying a U.S. Sentencing Guidelines enhancement |
| 21-5272 |
Gary Todd Smith v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-08-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-split criminal-sentencing fraud fraudulent-investment-scheme investment-scheme loss-amount loss-calculation loss-to-losing-victims sentencing-guidelines uniformity |
When determining the United States Sentencing Guidelines loss amount attributable to a defendant in a case involving a fraudulent investment scheme, s… |
| 20-6390 |
Rigoberto Cabrera v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-11-19 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
certificate-of-appealability due-process evidentiary-hearing ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel loss-amount prosecutorial-misconduct sentencing sentencing-error witness-testimony |
Whether Cabrera received ineffective assistance of counsel |
| 19-499 |
Henry Posada v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2019-10-18 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
appeals-court-error appellate-review clear-error criminal-procedure district-court-error evidence government-evidence government-surveillance healthcare-billing loss-amount loss-calculation medical-fraud patient-records sentencing standard-of-review |
Whether the court of appeals erred in determining that the district court did not clearly err in accepting the government's assertion that Mr. Posada … |
| 19-6049 |
Lawrence T. Tyler v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-09-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
collateral-consequences coram-nobis criminal-sentencing deportation fact-finding fourth-amendment habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-fact-finding jury-trial loss-amount reasonable-doubt search-and-seizure sixth-amendment |
Whether a Certificate-Of-Appealability should be granted |
| 18-9805 |
Keith Wayne Carver, Jr. v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-06-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
access-device circuit-split criminal-law legislative-intent loss-amount sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation usability |
Whether the statutory phrase 'can be used' contained in the definition of 'access device' at 29 U.S.C. § 1029(e)(1) requires the Government prove usab… |
| 18-7039 |
Alexander Ndaula v. United States |
First Circuit |
2018-12-17 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-3553 5th-amendment 6th-amendment burden-of-proof constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidentiary-hearing loss-amount sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether the 5th and 6th Amendments require an evidentiary hearing on disputed sentencing factors and an adequate explanation for an enhanced sentence … |